Family trip

impactful event in my life so far was the two week service trip I took to Ecuador with Renbrook in june of 2015. It was a two week service trip in which we would be helping at medical clinics and building wheelchair ramps for a school for disabled kids. I went into the trip having no idea how much of an impact it would have on my life, and I definitely had no idea that I would create strong bonds with people I had never even met. I came out of this trip a different person, a better person. The night before

Pasternak once said, "Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us." It truly is. It is in our nature that we remember and cherish those moments that took us by surprise or brought something unexpected. For example, years ago, my family was on a road trip in Florida when we happened to notice a fruit shop in the middle of a long highway that speared through miles upon miles of orange trees. The shop was filled with the incredible smell of tropical fruits. Light coconut mingled with the heavy

mission trip to Honduras the summer before in 2011. I was hardly paying attention to the presentation, watching the clock on my blackberry tick down signaling the end of chapel. As a high school junior, I would have classified myself as the quintessential jock and funny guy, always wanting to gain recognition for my athletic abilities and occasional comedic output to my fellow peers. During the winter of 2012, the assistant basketball coach and eventual chaperon for the next mission trip to Honduras

arranged to go hunting which is something that they do on a regular basis. Kenny taunts Tub about him being overweight and Frank about his affair with a 15 year old girl. Throughout the entire day of the hunting trip, Kenny was taunting the two men. A series of events takes place on the hunting trip which makes it noticeable that their problems are much deeper than just one day of hunting, Kenny taunts and bullies the men on a more regular basis than just this one day of hunting which leads up to the men

Family trips are a lot more fun if you have planned ahead. Thoughtfully crafting your trip itinerary will save you a lot of time, energy, and money. This is especially true if you’re vacationing to Dubai – one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities – with your children. Dubai is a fantastic family holiday destination with a myriad of sights and sounds that will surely be a treat for everyone’s senses. From the world’s tallest skyscrapers to vibrant shopping souks, there is definitely something

The Transformation Anywhere you go can create memories, but can also become a part of you in one way or another. Some of those places may have had an impact on a person’s life that changed him or her as a person. For others, some places may have a special meaning, teaching, or maybe because the best memories were made in that special place. For me, the best memories and the one place that I always remember is Woodburn Oregon. This city has so many good, happy, and bad memories that I still remember

Off-the-Beaten Path Galapagos trips are rare; the restrictions in place pretty much rule them out. Any incursion into the Galapagos National Park is done with a certified guide, boats are limited to stopping at each visitor site once in a fourteen day period and the notion of setting off on your to parts unknown independently is distinctly and absolutely frowned upon. While being saddled with a guide and limitations that prohibit independent travel is disconcerting to many, the advent of a new twist

Orlando Florida isn’t the easiest thing you know. It’s long and doesn’t come with a lot of stops if you’re having to do it with my parents. The trip itself is around a 20 hour drive but when you include stops and everything together it comes around to be a 24 hour drive. This doesn’t sound like fun and you’re very right if you’re thinking this. The trip is for sure worth it though, we were going to “The Magic Kingdom”. The place where kids that kids are super energetic and just want to finally meet

Benton Jones Core 3 Memoir Assignment My Alaska Trip Alaska is one of two states not connected to the U.S. mainland. A lot of people don’t get the opportunity to visit Alaska because they believe it is either too far away, too cold, or too undeveloped. People think that is a place where you have to hunt, fish, or catch your food because there are no Walmarts or Targets. My trip destroyed my belief that it was an unexplored land with no opportunity for development, but on the contrary, it has

Formation Hike. My friend Ana* had invited me to accompany her on this hike because of the accessibility of the trip. The trip was priced ten dollars which is a bargain compared to the amazing excursion my friends and I were on. *(I am changing my friend’s name for their privacy) This trip included the transportation from the University to the Piedra Blanca Formation, and lunch. The day of the trip I was feeling sick and I did consider canceling but I decided I was not feeling too sick and the fresh air